Women in Minneapolis History: Nellie Stone Johnson

Nellie Stone Johnson was a labor organizer, activist, and the first Black elected official in Minneapolis. Hear what she has to say about her work in this video.

Black and white photograph of women in the Jewish Home for the Aged, St. Paul, 1925.2

Women in the Jewish Home for the Aged

Women in the Jewish Home for the Aged, St. Paul, 1925. Photograph by Norton & Peel.

Black and white photograph of women in the Jewish Home for the Aged, St. Paul, 1925.

Women in the Jewish Home for the Aged, St. Paul

Women in the Jewish Home for the Aged, St. Paul, 1925. Photograph by Norton & Peel.

Women inmates at Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater

Women inmates at Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater

Women inmates at Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, 1909.

Women Invite Women catalog

Women Invite Women catalog

The catalog of Women Invite Women, an invitational exhibition presented at WARM Gallery between 1977 and 1978. From box 5 (152.F.1.1B) of the Women’s Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) organizational records. Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Black and white photograph of women marching with American flags, Street Railway Company strike, 1917.

Women marching with American flags, Street Railway Company strike

Women marching with American flags, Street Railway Company strike, 1917.

Women packing Red Mill cheese products

Women packing Red Mill cheese products

Women packaging Red Mill cheese in a Minneapolis factory, October 14, 1937. Photograph by the Minneapolis Star and Tribune.

Parching wild rice at Nett Lake

Women parching wild rice at Nett Lake

Ojibwe women parching wild rice at Nett Lake Indian Reservation, ca. 1947. Photograph by Monroe P. Killy.

Black and white photograph of women reading in library, Rochester State Hospital, c.1930.

Women reading in library, Rochester State Hospital

Women reading in library, Rochester State Hospital, c.1930.

photograph of a room full of women at sewing machines

Women sewing, Munsingwear Corporation, Minneapolis

Women sewing, Munsingwear Corporation, Minneapolis, 1920. Photograph by C. J. Hibbard.

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